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Bath's Historic Downtown - Welcome

"Welcome X X What do you get when you combine local history, curiosity, and technology with 60 seventh graders and their teachers from Bath…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources

"… Project Resources From the Sagadahoc History & Genealogy Room at the Patten Free Library Books & Manuscripts Baker, William Avery, 1973, “A…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"The Sagadahoc County Courthouse Text by Jared Gilliam, Emily Parker, and Kaitlyn Smith 7th grade students at Bath Middle School With images from…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"Merchants' Row Text by Dakota Elwell, Danyelle Layton, and Molly Turner 7th graders at Bath Middle School With images from the Patten Free Library…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"Lincoln Block Text by Isla Brazier, Brody Losier, Haley Scott, and Brianna Swain 7th grade students at Bath Middle School With images from the…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"Ledyard Block Text by Nathanial Barter, Devyn Pushard, and Sheridan Valure 7th grade students at Bath Middle School With images from the Patten Free…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"The Customs House Text by Kimberly Mathews, Charles Mills, Courtney Mitchell, and Ashley Rusaw 7th grade students at Bath Middle School Images from…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block Text by Alex Anderson, Justin Collander, Dylan Crowell, Matt Nelson, and Lauren Quimby 7th grade students at…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"Church Block Text by Colbie Holloway, Shelby Martel, Samantha Sprauge, and Caitlyn Ware 7th grade students at Bath Middle School With images from…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Welcome

"Welcome What do you get when you combine Bath history, curiosity, and technology with 60 seventh graders and their teachers from Bath Middle School…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"Davenport Memorial and City Hall Text by Rebecca Black, Christie Duffy, Courtney McKinney, and Brook Mitchell 7th grade students at Bath Middle…"

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Incorporation

"… of the town, who during the American Revolution stood against the English king, George III. Back to Early Settlement Continue to The War of 1812"

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Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century

"… century, when scattered, yet permanent, fishing settlements established themselves along the Maine coast."

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Norcross Heritage Trust

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Caring For Our Families and Friends

"… Our Families and Friends From the first European settlement on Swan’s Island, written records show that the community has financially supported…"

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Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"The first settlement in the area was called Canaan, and early 19th century settlers carved homes and farms from the wilderness."

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 7 of 17

"… blood for the small city during the 1800’s and early 1900’s as the textile industry in Maine thrived."

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 3 of 17

"… food until freon refrigeration was created in the early 1900s. Prior to the Civil War and Reconstruction Era, ice was a luxury."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 1 of 3

"… By Rick Sawyer In the early days of the settlement of Maine many of the communities were located along the coast and on the islands."

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Stores

"Even Irish Point, one of the earliest areas of settlement, had a store. Travel around the island was by foot, carriage, or animal so it was…"

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Surry by the Bay - Resources

"Photographs, early postcards, and artifacts from the collections of the Surry Historical Society. Surry Town Reports: 1951, 1966, 1977, 1980, 1981…"

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… coastal village of Yarmouth to the early inland settlement of Walnut Hill in present-day North Yarmouth."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… Valley, Vincent York) Although the early Indian settlements were largely uninhabited by the time the first white settlers arrived--these…"

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Old York Historical Society

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